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MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

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A Labour MP has tabled a motion calling for children’s needs be made a focus of any reforms to the Mental Health Act, which were promised in the Queen’s Speech last month.
Holly Lynch, Labour MP for Halifax, has launched the Early Day Motion, calling for children's needs to be put at the centre of any changes to the Mental Health Act
Holly Lynch, Labour MP for Halifax, has launched the Early Day Motion, calling for children's needs to be put at the centre of any changes to the Mental Health Act

Tabled by Holly Lynch MP, the Early Day Motion (EDM) calls for the Government to guarantee that new mental health legislation will focus on children’s needs and the needs of their parents and carers, as well as putting in place a properly qualified workforce to deliver services.

It goes on to ask for a guarantee to bring forward such legislative proposals at the earliest possible opportunity.

The Government commissioned an Independent Review of the 1983 Mental Health Act in 2017, and it reported in December 2018. The Queen's Speech included a Commitment to publish a White Paper early this year, setting out the Government’s response in full, and paving the way for a bill to amend the Act.

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